Going Down

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.13
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.13
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.22
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.28
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.34
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.11
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.39
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
Going Down (or: We Only Get One Parachute)

By Gareth Williams (@garethiw) and Paul Yendley (@gredgie)

Our Totally Serious entry about surviving a plane crash.

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Live stream archive:
http://www.twitch.tv/garethiw/b/487310496
http://www.twitch.tv/garethiw/b/487502463

Gameplay video:

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If you encounter a problem, please leave a bug report with as much info as possible, and check back for a fix! We will rate the games of everyone that leaves a message!

Windows:
Should run on XP SP3+. Requires .NET 4. Might possibly need OpenAL installed if it fails to run. I've included the OpenAL redist installer.

Linux:
Run GoingDown.sh

This has been tested on Linux Mint 14 (Cinnamon), you may need to install libSDL-mixer (sudo apt install libsdl-mixer1.2). Requires mono. If no joy, run from a terminal (mono GoingDown.exe) and copy/paste the output into a comment.

Mac:
Hopefully we'll have a Mac version for you soon, if I can persuade one of my mac-owning friends to do a build for me.

Tools used:
C#/XNA/Monogame
Spine
Tiled
Photoshop
Audition
Sound effects from Freesound

Enjoy!

Comments45

gingerBill
gingerBill17 Dec 2013, 00:05
Very difficult and still cannot complete it in time! I love that you just attack everyone just to get that sodding parachute!
@TeddyNashor17 Dec 2013, 00:18
wow, this game is really well crafted. The physics involved in the controls are really spot on and put you in the scene. (basically the immersion is amazing). maybe the screams help in that? haha idk, but either way Good Job!
Parasyte
Parasyte17 Dec 2013, 01:05
I watched the gameplay video (I'm on a Mac, without my VMs handy at the moment) and it looks ridiculously amusing. +1 for the mac build!
mutilator
mutilator17 Dec 2013, 12:45
Amusing, I don't usually like downloading the games but it was worth it.
Scifer17 Dec 2013, 19:44
Nice! We had a similar idea for our game, but it looks like you guys implemented it a lot better. Good job xD
Nikteddy9217 Dec 2013, 20:21
OMG Nice idea!!
You Are a Genius! xD
antila
antila17 Dec 2013, 21:36
Great stuff :D
H-Bomb
H-Bomb17 Dec 2013, 21:41
4 stars only... because that game definitely needs a multiplayer game. God that game is so fun!
GarethIW
GarethIWauthor17 Dec 2013, 21:54
Oh man, a multiplayer version would be fantastic. Perhaps we should add a couple of cabin crew to make it 4 player? :)
Jeremias
Jeremias17 Dec 2013, 22:19
I never laughed that much. You totally made my day. Make a multiplayer version of that! But then, it needs a bit more diversity in the gameplay: The different items should effect the others on different ways, for example.
zkenshin
zkenshin18 Dec 2013, 03:23
Really fun idea, well done. :)
H-Bomb
H-Bomb18 Dec 2013, 09:54
GarethIW> that would be great! I finish the game every sessions now, I want to play it with the Hbomb team :)
the
the18 Dec 2013, 13:52
Amazing game! One of the best interpretation of theme.
vapgames18 Dec 2013, 20:25
AAAA
That was awesome!
Rothens
Rothens18 Dec 2013, 22:03
Oh, nice interpretation! I liked the game. Finished for the first try tho. We definitely need multiplayer! Oh, and the "parachute" remains me to a bread :D
Korwegian18 Dec 2013, 22:30
This was amazing and kinda disturbing at the same time :D
Nezzhil19 Dec 2013, 11:44
Like I read in another comment of the game, a bit disturbing. But it's a good interpretation of the theme.
I liked that you implemented a weapons system, a must in every beat'em up, so, good work :)
Nelien
Nelien19 Dec 2013, 13:58
Haha, that was hillarious. Loads of fun, if only a bit simple, but hey, it's a great short game!
Vladp99519 Dec 2013, 15:48
Amazing game.
Well done :D
Jiggawatt19 Dec 2013, 15:55
This was fun while it lasted. Gets chaotic near the end and turns into button mashing, but it's pretty amusing nonetheless.
Dynad
Dynad19 Dec 2013, 15:55
Really cool game, kinda short unless im missing something.. anyhow good job there! ;)
doitle
doitle19 Dec 2013, 22:17
Incredibly well done entry. The mechanics are very simple and yet they play out very well. I actually had to defend of the parachute to see all the endings.
derdragon
derdragon20 Dec 2013, 00:31
Admittedly the screaming noises without anyone actually having a mouth was a little disturbing... excellent take on the theme though. (Wish I'd thought of something like this ;) )
AzzaMat20 Dec 2013, 13:57
This is amazing, Art needs improving but the concept and execution was brilliant. I did get a security warning before playing though.
Pixelbear
Pixelbear20 Dec 2013, 13:58
Great game! The whole premise made me laugh a fair bit. Managed to beat it on my first go! :)
tobbez
tobbez20 Dec 2013, 14:03
Like the idea, the implementation is pretty good. Would be nice with some change in the gameplay at some point.
Snuti20 Dec 2013, 23:55
Fun game to play. I was never able to escape with the parachute but it was very entertaining :)
MrBlade
MrBlade21 Dec 2013, 21:20
Amazing game! Really enjoyed playing this. The sounds are very good and pretty 'horror bringing' Haha. Very scary game in a way, really made me sort of uncomfortable, the thought of being in a airplane crash is horrible. Anyway, very solid game, cute and polished graphics, GREAT take on the theme! Keep up the good work!
Shaun Lebron21 Dec 2013, 23:40
This is my favorite. Absolutely hilarious.
JohnnySix
JohnnySix22 Dec 2013, 03:31
Hilarious. Loved the knocked out people sliding up and down the plane, and the various improvised weapons. Bonus points for the random outfits / characters so it's a different pilot each time. :D
WojWorks22 Dec 2013, 04:24
I just find this game silly in all the right ways. Thanks for making it, man!
Hypnohustla
Hypnohustla22 Dec 2013, 13:23
Well that just happened! :D So much fun, I can't believe how enjoyable it is to beat everyone down to escape an inevitable death. Just crazy! One of the few games I've played more than once. :) Really great job.
hbocao
hbocao23 Dec 2013, 10:11
This is great, guys! I don't like saying like this, but it's the best game I found so far. All games are about the same thing (thematically), but in this one, it kinda makes sense. hehe Beautiful art. Very fun game that I think it could make it to mobile (adding more content, of course). It's kinda hard, but it's possible. I loved it!
NightShadow0
NightShadow026 Dec 2013, 04:33
Brilliant. I have nothing else to add.
angelk29 Dec 2013, 07:09
I was making my way to the end over half the length of the plane just punching people until someone stabbed me. I'm never getting out of there alive.
local minimum
local minimum2 Jan 2014, 15:17
Nice but quite difficult to make it to the far end. At least I got to see it but never survived the mayhem. It would have been interesting to have some different types of weapons maybe or a dash or something to give more flexibility to the fighting.
CatskullTeam3 Jan 2014, 12:59
Such a good experience to play! Didn't like too much the sounds but the global sensation is great
stvr
stvr4 Jan 2014, 08:32
Wouldn't open or anything, Win7 x64.
Atridas
Atridas5 Jan 2014, 02:05
EPIC! I really enjoyed being an aho. Nice concept.
rogueNoodle
rogueNoodle5 Jan 2014, 11:32
One of the best uses of the theme I've seen - really entertaining. Made it out twice - once without the 'chute (must have lost it right before the door opened?), and the second time got safely to the ground :)
aviktorov
aviktorov5 Jan 2014, 16:17
Oh my god, this was awesome! I can't find the words how this game is awesome! Punching crowd is awesome, especially at the end is so brilliant! This should be multiplayer!
TheStrawHatBerry14 Jan 2014, 12:47
I made a vid of the game here:

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